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投

7 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
几 又 扎 殳
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Kun:
な.げる、 -な.げ
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
236 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 投 【トウ】 pitching ability, counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.), counter for casts (of a line)
  • 投下 【トウカ】 throwing down, dropping, airdrop, investment
  • 好投 【コウトウ】 good (nice) pitching
  • 継投 【ケイトウ】 relieving the (starting) pitcher

Kun reading compounds

  • 投げる 【なげる】 to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast, to give up, to abandon, to throw away, to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tou2
Korean:
tu

Spanish

  • lanzar
  • arrojar

Portuguese

  • arremessar
  • descartar
  • desembaraçar
  • lançar
  • unir
  • investir
  • atirar
  • desistir
  • vender com perdas

French

  • jeter
  • mettre au rebut
  • abandonner
  • lancer
  • investir
  • se lancer dans
  • vendre à perte
291 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
378 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
357 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
273 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1856 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
653 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
559 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1021 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1060 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
282 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
862 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
300 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
192 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
228 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
713 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11887 Morohashi
256 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2095 New Nelson (John Haig)
706 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
762 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
287 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1368 2001 Kanji
3c4.18 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
5704.7 Four corner code
1-37-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6295 Unicode hex code

票

11 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
二 小 示 西
ballot, label, ticket, sign
On:
ヒョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
489 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 票 【ヒョウ】 vote, ballot, label, ticket, tag, stub
  • 票田 【ヒョウデン】 (reliable) source of votes, area of strong electoral support, stronghold, (voter) base
  • 不在者投票 【フザイシャトウヒョウ】 absentee ballot, absentee voting
  • 無投票 【ムトウヒョウ】 without a vote

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
piao4
Korean:
pyo

Spanish

  • voto
  • etiqueta
  • contador de papeletas

Portuguese

  • voto
  • rótulo
  • bilhete
  • signo

French

  • bulletin
  • vote
  • ticket
  • signe
703 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
598 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
570 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
866 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4276 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
774 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1579 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
922 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
944 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1199 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1415 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3308 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1713 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2326 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1620 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24694 Morohashi
2669 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4089 New Nelson (John Haig)
1606 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1732 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
576 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3241 2001 Kanji
4e6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-5 SKIP code
1090.1 Four corner code
1-41-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7968 Unicode hex code

券

8 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
一 二 人 并 刀 大
ticket
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
583 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 券 【ケン】 ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
  • 券売機 【ケンバイキ】 ticket machine, ticket-vending machine
  • 有価証券 【ユウカショウケン】 marketable securities, stocks and bonds
  • 旅行券 【リョコウケン】 travel voucher, travel coupon

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
quan4, xuan4
Korean:
gweon

Spanish

  • billete
  • pagaré
  • certificado

Portuguese

  • Bilhete

French

  • ticket
  • coupon
768 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
688 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
661 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
584 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
678 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
747 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
359 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
506 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
515 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
714 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
182 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3256 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1681 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2286 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1214 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1966X Morohashi
2630 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
473 New Nelson (John Haig)
1206 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1291 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
681 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1045 2001 Kanji
2f6.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-2 SKIP code
4-8-4 SKIP code
9022.7 Four corner code
1-23-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5238 Unicode hex code

公

4 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
ハ 厶
public, prince, official, governmental
Kun:
おおやけ
On:
コウ、 ク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
  • 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
  • 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
  • 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
  • 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
  • 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
  • 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period

Kun reading compounds

  • 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
  • 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gong1
Korean:
gong

Spanish

  • público
  • imparcial
  • oficial

Portuguese

  • público
  • príncipe
  • oficial
  • governamental

French

  • public
  • prince
  • officiel
  • gouvernemental
210 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
126 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
277 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
122 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
579 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
219 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
341 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
156 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
126 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
152 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2468 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1249 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
792 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1452 Morohashi
1974 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
372 New Nelson (John Haig)
784 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
847 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
212 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
92 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2071 2001 Kanji
2o2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
8073.0 Four corner code
8073.2 Four corner code
1-24-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
516c Unicode hex code

営

12 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
ノ 冖 口 尚
Variants:
營
camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
Kun:
いとな.む、 いとな.み
On:
エイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
303 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 営業所 【エイギョウショ】 business office, place of business
  • 営業 【エイギョウ】 business, trade, operations, sales
  • 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
  • 公営 【コウエイ】 public management

Kun reading compounds

  • 営む 【いとなむ】 to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life), to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
  • 営み 【いとなみ】 activity, action, performance, execution, occupation, business, work, sexual intercourse, sex, preparations

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying2
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • negocio
  • campamento
  • dirigir un negocio

Portuguese

  • ocupação
  • acampamento
  • desempenhar
  • construção
  • conduta (negócios)

French

  • travail
  • camp
  • exécuter
  • construire
  • diriger
741 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
645 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
616 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
348 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
963 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
780 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
418 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1751 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
722 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
735 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
930 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
518 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3216 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1667 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2257 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1043 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4025 Morohashi
2603 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
857 New Nelson (John Haig)
1034 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1111 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
749 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
977 2001 Kanji
3n9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-7 SKIP code
2-3-9 SKIP code
3260.6 Four corner code
9060.6 Four corner code
1-17-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
55b6 Unicode hex code

競

20 strokes
Radical:
stand, erect 立
Parts:
儿 口 立
emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Kun:
きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
On:
キョウ、 ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
610 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 競演 【キョウエン】 contest (between performers), competitive performance, competition between theatres putting on the same show
  • 競泳 【キョウエイ】 competitive swimming, swimming race
  • 競馬 【ケイバ】 horse racing
  • 競売 【キョウバイ】 auction

Kun reading compounds

  • 競う 【きそう】 to compete, to contend, to vie, to contest
  • 競る 【せる】 to compete, to bid, to sell at auction
  • 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie

Readings

Japanese names:
かい、 わたなべ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing4
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • competir
  • rivalizar
  • comparar

Portuguese

  • imitar
  • competir com
  • oferta
  • vender em leilão
  • disputa
  • competição
  • corrida

French

  • compétition
  • rivaliser
  • enchère
  • vente aux enchères
  • combat
  • concours
  • course
379 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
487 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
463 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
609 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3364 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
464 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
789 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2927 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
852 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
871 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1020 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1463 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2322 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1200 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1639 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
441 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25831 Morohashi
1847 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4244 New Nelson (John Haig)
434 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
465 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
640 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
457 2001 Kanji
5b15.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-10 SKIP code
2-10-10 SKIP code
0021.6 Four corner code
1-22-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7af6 Unicode hex code

技

7 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
十 又 扎 支
Variants:
skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
Kun:
わざ
On:
ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
434 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 技 【ワザ】 technique, art, skill, move
  • 技巧 【ギコウ】 technique, finesse
  • 国技 【コクギ】 national sport
  • 陸上競技 【リクジョウキョウギ】 track-and-field events

Kun reading compounds

  • 技 【わざ】 technique, art, skill, move
  • 技あり 【わざあり】 waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
  • 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
  • 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • habilidad
  • arte
  • técnica

Portuguese

  • habilidade
  • arte
  • ofício
  • capacidade
  • façanha
  • performance
  • vocação
  • artes

French

  • habileté
  • art
  • technique
  • jeu (d'acteur)
  • prouesse
  • métier
  • vocation
  • arts
579 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
673 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
644 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
387 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1853 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
463 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
558 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
381 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
871 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
891 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
369 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
857 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
292 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
185 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
221 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
719 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11855 Morohashi
248 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2092 New Nelson (John Haig)
712 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
769 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
665 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1367 2001 Kanji
3c4.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
5404.7 Four corner code
1-21-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6280 Unicode hex code